If anyone finds evidence of a flood in the late 1870's, I would appreciate the information, too...My ancestor's land, in Phillips county, disappeared under the Mississippi sometime between 1874-1880, and I have not been able to find the family after that....Joshua Gillen, b. 1855, and his nephew, Charles Gillen, b. 1865, were both living at the ancestral plantation in 1870, and Joshua was apointed guardian for Charles in 1874....but they both disappeared by the 1880 census..... Thanks BEtty _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.